PHOTO GALLERY: Groups oppose hiring of Larry James

February 6, 2013 | 7:06 p.m. CST

American-Islamic group and others speak out against MU hiring Larry James on Wednesday at the MU Student Center. James is currently the dean of the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University.

From left, Bradford Boyd-Kennedy, Michael Ugarte, Faizan Syed and Aamer Trambu address the protest of the hiring of Larry James as division executive director of MU College of Education on Wednesday at the MU Student Center. James, who led behavioral science consultation teams at Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba and Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, is dean of the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University. | Peter Marek

Michael Ugarte, a member of MU faculty, speaks out against the hiring of Larry James as division executive director of MU College of Education on Wednesday at the MU Student Center. Ugarte and other faculty members have drafted a letter to MU Chancellor Brady Deaton opposing James’ candidacy. | Peter Marek

Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Faizan Syed, left, listens as Aamer Trambu, an MU student, shares examples of why he thinks Larry James is not suitable for the position of division executive director of the MU College of Education on Wednesday at the MU Student Center. | Peter Marek